OREANDA-NEWS. September 11, 2014. In the welcoming address the Vice-Governor pointed out that St Petersburg is a large research and educational centre. “We are very proud that many international events took place in our city and today as the host party we would like to make a contribution to this international event”, emphasized Alexander Govorunov.

The Vice-Governor also stressed the role of FAS in developing Russian economy: “All of us are perfectly aware that the Federal Antimonopoly Service undertakes a lot of efforts to create truly competitive conditions for doing business. The Antimonopoly Service established modern competition law in line with the world standards. Perhaps, it is not surprising that FAS was the first federal body certified under the international management standard.

Dear colleagues! I know that today you will be actively discussing the Regional Standards for Developing competition. No doubt it will not be a formal document but the guidelines for action and we are very happy that St Petersburg will be at the forefront to implement the Standard.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the banks of Neva! I wish you productive work! And I congratulate the Federal Antimonopoly Service with its 10-year anniversary”, concluded Alexander Govorunov.